by Lenora Boyle | Jan 8, 2018 | Be Happy, Inspiration
Life is Like a Bowl of Soup A new year has arrived! And I have decided that life is like a bowl of soup. Cooking up a tasty life begins with a few necessary ingredients. We just need to dice up the day, make some preparations, savor the flavors life has served us,...
by Lenora Boyle | Dec 11, 2017 | Italy Retreat for Women, Italy Travel
Other-Wordly Matera, Basilicata: Italy’s oldest city: The culture of Italy is diverse. To experience a place like Matera in Italy’s southern region of Basilicata in the middle of nowhere, is other-wordly and totally unique. This city’s cultural...
by Lenora Boyle | Nov 16, 2017 | Be Happy, Gratitude
In a week, we will once again celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. As the name implies, gratitude is especially relevant during this holiday, but as you know, every day can be a day to celebrate gratitude. It’s hard to believe, but I began my Happy Blog...
by Lenora Boyle | Jun 23, 2017 | Italian food, Italy Travel
The beauty of Italian cooking is in its simplicity. Most importantly, use the freshest produce, and the finest ingredients to produce excellent taste. That goes for making jam also! First of all, our recipe uses about half the sugar as compared to...
by Lenora Boyle | Mar 5, 2017 | Be Happy, Secret to Happiness
The Surprising Connection Between Happiness and Travel Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University, who has studied the connection between money and happiness for over 20 years, has found that spending money on experiences is an amazing...
by Lenora Boyle | Mar 5, 2017 | Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Umbria
A surprise meeting with an ‘angel’ outside of Saint Clare’s Church in Assisi last year was delightful to the women in my Italy Retreat For Women group. This surprise is a perfect example of the happiness that can be created when we travel. I wrote...
by Lenora Boyle | Feb 3, 2017 | Italian food, Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Umbria
Cooking class at La Chiusa Agriturismo in Umbertide, in the region of Umbria, Italy. For the first time, I scheduled a cooking class in 2016 for my Italy Retreat For Women. We had so much fun making everything organic–hand-rolled tortellini (belly-button shaped...
by Lenora Boyle | Jan 18, 2017 | Cinque Terre, Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Tuscany
Announcing my 9th Annual Italy Retreat for Women, September 2-15, 2017 Even though I have two pages devoted to my Italy Retreat For Women on my website, I wanted to add this article from my January newsletter for any readers who love Italy and women travel tours....
